Marshmallow Print Snowmen Craft - Snowman Features 2 Materials needed: White tempera paint, large marshmallows, paint trays or paper plates, Snowman Features (linked above), paint smocks or old T-shirts, scissors, and markers/crayons for letters or numbers (use dry erase markers if laminating the snowmen.) Let the children practice making circles with the marshmallows after dipping in the … [Read more...] about Snowman Crafts for Creative Learning with Mixed Age Groups!
Activities for use with “The Snowman Storybook,” by Raymond Briggs
Literacy - Snowman -AT Word Families - Snowman Word Families Materials needed: One Snowman Word Families.pdf per student (linked above), 1 basket/tray labeled with the –AT snowman from page 8 of the word families file, scissors, clothespins labeled with the individual letters to each of the 6 –AT words on the cards, and dry erase markers. Print the snowman cards on heavy paper … [Read more...] about Activities for use with “The Snowman Storybook,” by Raymond Briggs
“RINGing” in the New Year with a Circle Theme Kids Party!
Let’s RING in the New Year with a CIRCLE THEME Party for Kids! New Year’s FUN FACT - Foods in the shape of a ring are thought to bring good luck and symbolize the year’s “coming full circle.” Many celebrate the New Year with foods that are circle-shaped (especially donuts and cookies). Decorations - Have the children make dots on paper napkins or plates with markers or bingo dot markers. … [Read more...] about “RINGing” in the New Year with a Circle Theme Kids Party!
Legend of the Candy Cane ~ Cookies for Christmas Eve!
Every Christmas Eve we make a very old sugar cookie recipe that belonged to my great grandmother. The original recipe calls for lard, but we always substitute butter flavored shortening. The cookie is a mildly sweet, biscuit-like cookie that literally melts in your mouth. For Candy Cane Cookies: Make 1/2 of the batch red by adding red food coloring (be sure to note any food coloring … [Read more...] about Legend of the Candy Cane ~ Cookies for Christmas Eve!
Extension Activities for “The Mitten” by Jan Brett
The Mitten by Jan Brett is a beloved winter book that both young and old adore. These are some of the activities our children like to do after reading the book. We hope your children enjoy them, too! If you have not read the story to your own children, you may purchase the book below. Acting Out "The Mitten" Print the masks from Jan Brett's website to heavy paper (or glue the … [Read more...] about Extension Activities for “The Mitten” by Jan Brett
Gingerbread Man Theme Activities for Home or School!
The Christmas/Winter Season is a perfect time to use Gingerbread activities at home or at school! We use the Gingerbread Unit after Christmas as our kids like the unit and it helps us transition back into a "learning spirit" after Christmas festivities! Below are a few sample activities from the Gingerbread Thematic Unit. Gingerbread Man Letter and Picture Matching - Gingerbread Letter Picture … [Read more...] about Gingerbread Man Theme Activities for Home or School!